# \#mutation

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## [Genome reveals giraffe's recipe for standing tall   ](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/genome-reveals-giraffes-recipe-for-standing-tall/9670)

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**Author:** [@vaish.bondge](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/vaish.bondge)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/genome-reveals-giraffes-recipe-for-standing-tall/9670 "2025-10-18T10:23:04Z")

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I recently read something truly amazing about giraffes and how their DNA holds the secret to their height. Scientists discovered that a special gene called FGFRL1 helps giraffes survive the intense blood pressure needed …

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## [Icefish - The only vertebrate without haemoglobin ](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/icefish-the-only-vertebrate-without-haemoglobin/8216)

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**Author:** [@Priya\_pati](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Priya_pati)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 7:40am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/icefish-the-only-vertebrate-without-haemoglobin/8216 "2025-09-10T07:40:21Z")

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Through many years of evolution, genetic mutations, and natural selection, the Icefish grew to be the first vertebrates to lack hemoglobin.the Icefish’s hemoglobin gene underwent a mutation, which re…